Vain Animosity
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When Lord Winterbourne returns to London in order to expand his ever increasing wealth, he finds himself thrown into the chaotic life of Clara Swann and her family. He thinks himself a sensible, proud man but when met against the claws of Clara, he finds her passion, opinions and stubbornness awakens something within him he simply cannot ignore.
No matter how hard he tries. He will not be vanquished by a woman with parents of nobody-knows-who.
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Nikolai Osbourne is running out of options. How could he coax his notorious son into marriage after exhausting all options? He was aging quickly and needed a worthy heir. Someone who didn't shy away from commitment. What would happen when the solution he needed all along was right under his nose, and his assistant was the one who held the key to his son's heart?
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